"Phyllis Ann Welsh - Sylvan Wars 2 - The Choosing" - читать интересную книгу автора (Welsh Phyllis Ann)

Cover illustration by Ariana Overton
Edited by Gail McAbee

ISBN 1-931696-22-5 for electronic version
ISBN 1-931696-77-2 for trade paperback

Formerly published under the ISBN 1-929034-74-1
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 THE CHOOSING




PROLOGUE


The sea god, Mac Lir, looked upon the lovers and was pleased. The Binding of these two
races had been successful. His High Priest had found his soul mate, Korrene finally knew the
truth of her heritage, and the Sea Elves had a new infusion of strong blood.
Thanks to his timely interventionтАФsome would call it meddlingтАФhis children, the Sea Elves,
had a good chance of survival. He smiled indulgently as he thought about how smoothly his
arrangements had proceeded. Things were touch and go for a bit, but Mac LirтАЩs will had
triumphed.
However, his work was far from complete. His eternal enemy, Tuawtha, had sworn to
eradicate all of Mac LirтАЩs children from the Seven Cella Worlds. Already one world, Earth, was
devoid of pure silvan kind and their magical kin: fairies, sprites, nymphs and more. Only rumors
and legendsтАФa few mostly forgotten songs and storiesтАФremained of the elfin population that
once flourished there.
The demon god had recently turned his malice to the silvan children of Tylana, and Mac Lir
was determined his enemy would not succeed.
Mac Lir had successfully bound together his most powerful high priest with the sole part-
silvan survivor of his children from Earth. Together, they would raise a race of beings more able
to face the changes and deceit launched at them from Tuawtha.
His children of the sea now stood a good chance of survival. Mac Lir was ready to begin the
next phase of his plan.
He cast his eyes to the north and west. The Wood Elves had been fighting their own battle for
survival. They also must be brought to safe harbor before the demon god could be defeated. It
would require cunning and skill. And an unlikely catalyst. However, the time was not quite ripe
for the godтАЩs plans in that area. His children of the trees would have to hold on a bit longer while